The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
[From our Regular Correspondent


Washington, d. G., Jan. 8. 1887. |
When ongress reassenblod after its holi- |
day vacation of two weeks formal announce
ment was made in both ends OF the Capitol OF
the deatD OF 6en. Logan. As is customary,
both the Senate aud the House ahi0urned
immediately as II mark of respect tn his
memory. Consequently Con oress has worked
hut three days 50 far this week, and can make
hut II poor showing even for that length of
time. Three Representatives in tte lower
branch OF Congress have not been seen in
Washington since Gen. Logan died They
are llhuols congressman, they each want the
place lett vacant by the dead Senator and
each IS at home scheming and plotting to this
emf 1hey are Gen. henderson, and Messrs
Cannon and PaysOn. They are considered
strong men and good workers by their party
| i'll the House, aud the Republicans would be
sorry to have any ore of them leave the lower
| branch. 1t is significant fact that in some
hundred messages and letters OF coincidence
received by Mrs Logan upon her husbands
DEATH only two had any illusions to the con-
solutions of religion. These two exceptions
are by Col. John Hay, the author Of Jim
Bludsal, and Stephen A Douglas, both of
whom said May God comfort and sustain you.D
t1ty years ago 1t would have been unheald
of to omit such an invocation, and Il message
of coincidence that lacked the religious element
would haYe seemed a mOckery. One of the
cherished plans OF the late Senator Lsgan was
TO establish in this city an institution for the
no difference on which side the father fought,
Gen. Logan thought q soldiers son should be
furnished with means for an education. He
first spoke OF this plan about the time Gen.
Grant di0d. when, in view of the proposed
, 1nterment OF his remains at the National
Capital, some kind of a memorial was to be
erected IN honor of him. "Why not put the
money that would be appropriated remarked
Gen. Logan III an Institution OF learning and
thus confer a worthy tribute to Grant, / am
, HAY r1lA ops
= Although another disposition was made Of the
, dead, Gen. Logan did not abandon his idea
J but formulated o plan for Il soldiers college
a which he intended to present during this ses
sion OF Congress. Funds for its support were
to be RAISED by an assessment OF fifty cents on
every hemhcr oil the Grand Army Of the Re
prtiio, #aG by having scholarships endowed
| by these WHO favored the project. 1t is
, probable now that some other statesman viii
take hold OF the matter and reap the glory ID
) fostering such measure before Congress
2 Gen. Logan and Senator Edmunds had long
occupied adjoining seats i'll the Senate
l Chamber, and warm friel dship existed
: between them. at the time OF the funeral Of
Cen Logan ii was thought strange that tho
Vermont Senator was absent and some com
, ment was made upon the fact that he had moi
4 even been heard from i'll regard to his friend
: death Mr.. Edmunds had gone South TO speIC
= the holiday recess with II cunning party, ant
S had rotten beyond the reach Of mails and tele
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dead until after he was buried.
1t was rather interesting circumstance
!, that the first visit of ex-senator CUnl1lng Il
l the Senate Chamber since he resigned i'll 1883
Z should have been to attend the funeral OF one
I. OF the men who stood so steadiastly by hin
4 in his troubles. There was little change il
u Mr.. Conklings appearance to mark the inter
g val of time, but as he sat there amid thOst
l. familiar surroundings, one could not bu
} wonder what thoughts were c0ursing through
1 his mind. No other six years since the wa
l. ended bad witnessed many important his
trical changes Garfield had been stricken
down by the hand OF au assassin. Arthur hat
q died OF II bhghting disease. Blaine had beel
a defeated for Tie Presidency, thurman, Gordon
I, Mcdonald, Hamln, Pehdleton and othe
II Senatorial cOntemporaIi,s Of equal fame has
L. retired from Service Ben Hui, Burnside
V David Davis, Matt Carpenter, Anthony ant
d Logan had all passed to the other side
d Bay ard, Lamar, and Gtrand had been ele
Y waited to positions i'll the Cabinet, and tn
Il Government has gotten INTO the hands OF TIL
" Democrats. Attorney General Garland wlt
Y has persistenty relus, invitations to eyer.
o kind Of gathering, suc.ui and GHiclal since b
r. entered the Cabinet, lli,,a lis III ST appearance
in public ut the logan ahsequied. lie cam
into the Senate Chunhv; IN company with tn
e other Cabinet officers and every one setmct
, surprised at this new d, artule